The Government requests prompt support to health insurance for children under 16

24/12/2020 10:23 AM


This is a remarkable content in Resolution 178/NQ-CP of the Government recently issued on the Government's regular meeting in November 2020.

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Accordingly, the Government assigned the Ministry of Health to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and relevant ministries and agencies to, early study and formulate policies and support levels of health insurance for children under 16 years old according to the Law on Children, especially for children with dangerous diseases suitable to socio-economic development conditions in each period.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health needs to closely monitor the COVID-19 epidemic; to soon adopt a plan on the production and purchase of vaccines and report to the Government Standing Committee for consideration and decision.

The Prime Minister proposed to plant 01 billion trees in the next 5 years; proposed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to continue closely monitoring the weather situation, directing agricultural production and implementing solutions to cope with and protect production, and limit damage caused by floods, severe cold, damaging cold, drought, and salt water intrusion likely to occur; to plant and protect forests, to direct forest fire prevention, etc./.

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